New top scorer in Cotia: Gustavo Santana leads São Paulo’s attack | OneFootball

One of the many reinforcements that São Paulo brought in this season to strengthen the under-20 team in Cotia, which underwent a major overhaul after the departure of the Ryan Francisco generation and company, forward Gustavo Santana has been making the most of his opportunities in the competitive lineup of coach Allan Barcellos with many goals.

In Tricolor's qualification for the quarterfinals of the Paulistão Sub-20 last Friday (26), Santana scored twice in the 4-2 victory over Oeste in Cotia. Thus, he reached eight goals in the state championship and became the team's top scorer in the tournament, alongside Matheus Menezes.

“I am very happy, firstly for the qualification, which was our main goal in the last game, but also grateful for the opportunity to help São Paulo with two very important goals. We took the first step and now we are fully focused on the quarterfinals,” celebrated the young 20-year-old striker.

In this Paulistão, Gustavo Santana participated in 16 matches, with eight goals, in addition to providing one assist. He is one of the highlights of the competition.

“This moment I am experiencing is the result of a lot of work and dedication since I arrived at São Paulo. Whether starting the games or coming off the bench, I will never hold back and will always give my best with this jersey. I hope to have many more goals, victories, and titles to celebrate here,” projected the São Paulo gem.

With Gustavo's great help, Tricolor advanced to the quarterfinals of the state competition and will now face Ferroviária, in home and away matches at the beginning of next October, to determine one of the semifinalists of the Paulistão.

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